#Yoga Nidra

[ciriella]

IT'S REALLY THAT EASY(new void state method?)

So, as I was scrolling on YouTube I saw a video that caught my attention

The guy in this video talks about his experience with the void state and explains how to get there in 9 easy steps:

1. Focus on Yourself & Be in the Moment.

2. Allow Your Mind to Be Free.

3. Find a Calm, Fluid Breathing Pattern.

4. Be the Observer.

5. Get to the Root of Any Thought or Feeling that Keeps Coming Up.

6. Be Still Within Yourself.

7. Keep Observing & Allow Yourself to Enter the Void.

8. Keep Going & Do Not React to Anything. Immerse Yourself in the Void.

9. You Are Now Consciously in the Void. Congrats!

All credits to the author of the video, ofc. You can find these instructions in the description. I really recommend watching it yourself, he really explains every step with details and tbh I think it's the only video you really need to watch to understand and enter the void state.

Ps. I am so grateful for every reblog, like and follow, I've honestly never thought that I'd get this much love on my first post. I love you all, now go and enter the void state! I'm waiting for everyone's success stories!

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Yoga Nidra for void

In my previous post, I covered information gathered from research on yoga nidra and its links to turiya (the void). I want to highlight some parts of that research.

By means of Yoga Nidra, skilled practitioners seek to access Turiya. Yoga Nidra is a powerful practice that guides us beyond mind and in fact turns mind upon itself where its obscuring nature is dissolved to reveal the inner Light that is perennially Bright, with eyes closed or open. When we experience the state of yoga nidra, we have entered the portal to turiya. Entering the state of turiya requires inner silence. It can be achieved when the mind is free of mental blocks and bondages with time and space. The goal of yoga and meditation is to achieve turiya, where oneness is felt with the universe.

So basically yoga nidra (if done correctly), can bring you to a state right before the void which explains why there are so many success stories that used yoga nidra. I did a quick analysis on these and these are the ones that were used (there were also some other yoga nidra successes where they didn't reference any particular meditation):

Jason Stephenson's 61 points yoga nidra: 10 successes

Lizzy Hill's yoga nidra: 6 successes

RosalieYoga's yoga nidra for astral projection: 2 successes

Ally Boothroyd's yoga nidra for sleep: 1 success

Don't let the length of the audio put you off, the meditation for most of these is about 15 minutes with the rest being gentle soft music to extend the yoga nidra state (although the Ally one I think has talking for the entire 2 hours so I don't really recommend using that one but it might be good to keep you from falling asleep)

[charmedreincarnation]

https://www.tumblr.com/charmedreincarnation/729553213200695296/earlier-today-you-reblogged-something-from

Im also with this person did the guided meditation yesterday but I was slipping in and out of the void while also falling asleep but I affirmed after some few minuets I was in and out of the void also but I didn’t persist but I was extremely fucking happy, then I tried today but I’m sibling pissed me the fuck off (sorry T_T) and I had to stop but for me I have to do it in a extremely quiet environment since I have no headphones and just put the volume kind of loud by my head/ears and listen, and honestly the stuff moon did I did it last year and it helped but I was persistent apparently but I’m not giving up no matter how uncomfortable I feel.

Yoga nidra for the W then. Super happy for you and I hope to will get your success story soon 💕💕

[raffaellopalandri]

Book of the Day - Radiant Rest

Today’s Book of the Day is Radiant Rest, written by Tracee Stanley in 2021 and published by Shambhala. Tracee Stanley is a teacher of yoga nidra, meditation, Tantra, and self-inquiry. She shares practices and effective tools that help her readers create awareness of their innate wealth, beauty, and interconnectedness. Radiant Rest, by Tracee Stanley I have chosen this book because, teaching…

[turiyatitta]

I would like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to my dear friend and esteemed Yoga Nidra teacher, Patricia McPherson, for inviting me to be a guest speaker at her Yoga Nidra Virtual Training on June 27th. It was a wonderful experience engaging with her dedicated students.

https://boldjourney.com/meet-patricia-mcpherson/

[ohmconsciousness]

amazing healing sound bath for yoga, meditation or chill

[sidewalkchemistry]

ASMR REIKI full body scan for DEEPEST sleep ever 😴 koshi chimes, slow hypnotic hand movements

[stargazineyes]

Okay switching it up. Im gonna do yoga nidra tonight. Anybody got some tips?

[ciriella]

YOU ARE THE VOID

No, don't give me that look. I know you've been trying to get into that "magical" space, reading about it for days, weeks, months, and even years. I know you've been trying new meditation, new subliminal every night with no avail. Why?

You put way too much pressure on yourself. I know that you want your dream life, that life you've perfectly scripted in your notes app, your journal or even if you have it all planned out in your head. But imagine yourself actually living this life instead of reading this. Well, guess what? You can, and will, if you'll stop stressing about it.

What is the void state? A deep meditative state, obviously yall know that. What is meditation for? Relaxing

All you have to do is relax. It's that easy. And I know you know that, but for some reason still can't reach this state.

Wait till you're tired. The kind of tired when you've finally laid down in your bed and all you can feel is you melting into the mattress. Put a night mask over your eyes or turn the lights off. Get comfortable. You can do a quick meditation, or put a subliminal in the background. Take your mind off the void. Think of anything else but it.

Distract yourself. Like when you're on the edge of falling asleep, thinking of anything before drifting off. But still be aware that you are thinking, so you won't fall asleep. You'll be in the void in seconds, just don't stress over it, love. Remember that without you there would be no void, because the void is you in your purest form.

I'm waiting for all the success stories!!

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Ancient void practices

I went through some success stories and tagged the ones that entered the void through yoga nidra and lucid dreaming cos these two ancient practices have always fascinated me since they're deeply centred around our state of consciousness and are also known portals to out of body experiences/shifting/the void. Read them if you need some motivation! Also see my recent post on lucid dreaming if you're interested in entering the void through that.

Anyway, if you have doubts about the void, I think a great anchor is leaning into practices that have roots dating back to ancient times and researching them and of course, reading more widely than just Tumblr. When you do this, you'll know that this state isn't something that was invented by Tumblr and has existed since.. forever because well, it's pure consciousness lol. And the void/turiya/samadhi has been known way before Neville's time. From my research, it's the main goal of yoga practitioners as well but they pursue it for the purpose of enlightenment and peace as opposed to manifesting desires.

The rest of this post is a dump of interesting excerpts from my research on yoga, samadhi and turiya and its links to manifesting, reality shifting and the void state. You can also do your own research although there's no need to overdo it :)

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This extract seems to be talking about reality shifting/manifesting/instant creation. I am curious on where we could learn more about yogis doing this!

Trapped in Your Own World Many yogis have created their own worlds and been trapped in realities like this. I am going into an area which is a twilight zone, but there are many yogis who have created their own world around themselves. A yogi goes into a cave and actually creates his own universe and lives there. This is not a joke. He creates everything that he wants – his own kind of planets, his own kind of earth, his own kind of everything – and lives there very happily. A universe is contained inside the cave. You can create a whole universe in an atom’s space because “here and there” and “this much and that much” are a creation of the mind. There are many yogis like this, but they are no closer to realization than you. He lives in a different world, that is all. He is probably more caught up than you, because he is also the creator. He has learned the art of creation. This does not become an ultimate release. This just becomes a different kind of action, a different way of doing things. An artist draws a new world on a canvas. A yogi actually creates it. The artist’s creation is two-dimensional, whereas the yogi’s is three-dimensional. This is more deceptive. An artist can get so involved in the world he is creating that he starts believing it is true, and it is true for him. A poet believes that whatever he writes is the truth. Similarly, a painter deeply involved in what he is doing believes what he is painting is the truth. When two-dimensional things are like this, if you create three-dimensional things around yourself, you are definitely going to be more caught up with them. Source

To be honest, I have no idea what the difference is between samadhi and turiya in yoga terms. I tried looking into it but it's still not clear to me. If you research into both terms, they come up with very similar definitions.

Yoga nidra and the void (turiya)

By means of Yoga Nidra, skilled practitioners seek to access Turiya, not just when in meditation or absorbed samadhi states, but in all variations of consciousness- encompassing waking, dreaming and deep sleep. They seek lucidity in all states. Yoga Nidra is a powerful practice that guides us beyond mind and in fact turns mind upon itself where its obscuring nature is dissolved to reveal the inner Light that is perennially Bright, with eyes closed or open. Source

What is turiya?

Source: Radiant Rest: Yoga Nidra for Deep Relaxation and Awakened Clarity by Tracee Stanley

Turiya is not a state apart from the grosser states but pervades all levels of reality as superconsciousness. Ramana Maharshi interprets turiya as the natural state that permeates the other states, the only whole reality. The Mandukya Upanishad discusses turiya as pure consciousness, which is indescribable, incomprehensible, and unthinkable by the mind, but ultimately realized as the one true self. Source

The four states of consciousness are jagrat, svapna, shushupti and turiya. Jagrat is waking consciousness, svapna is the dream consciousness, shushupti is the deep sleep consciousness and turiya is higher consciousness which is beyond all previous states. Entering the state of turiya requires inner silence. It can be achieved when the mind is free of mental blocks and bondages with time and space. The goal of yoga and meditation is to achieve turiya, where oneness is felt with the universe. Source

There are three states only, the waking, dream and sleep. Turiya is not a fourth one; it is what underlies these three. But people do not readily understand it. Therefore it is said that this is the fourth state and the only Reality. In fact it is not apart from anything, for it forms the substratum of all happenings; it is the only Truth; it is your very Being. The three states appear as fleeting phenomena on it and then sink into it alone. Therefore they are unreal. Source

[everythinkaloud]

Is there one vastly superior spiritual practice that we should all be doing?

No, they will all get you there if you wholeheartedly commit to the path

[2pplok1]

ACCURATE DEFINITION AND BENEFITS OF YOGA NIDRA

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A calming and interactive session for women to share their inner emotions and engage with each other at Tara Creative Studio

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[turiyatitta]

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